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When it came to planning Rowan's FIRST BIRTHDAY party, I was more than excited to celebrate my favorite day in the history of my life, but I also wanted to keep it personal, low-key, and simple.
If you already know me, you may have burst out laughing at that last line. I have definitely been known to let party planning get a little ridiculous/theatrical at times (i.e. vintage dance cards to encourage old-fashioned party mingling... or hand-drawn marauder's map invitations for guests to locate a quidditch field... OR a full-blown murder mystery plot for a 1920s-themed Christmas party... You get the idea.) Basically, if there is an over-the-top idea for a party that is completely unnecessary and maybe a touch dweeby, then I probably want to do it.
Fast-forward to mom life-- Now I've hit the phase when I should learn to slow down and not theme the crap out of a party and spend weeks scheming those unnecessary details... but... You can take the girl out of Theatre, but you can't take the Theatre out of the girl. Am I right?
But back to mom life-- All of this turns into me starting too many projects and ideas and then stressing out and getting disappointed when I don't have time to get it all done. It all sounds pretty pathetic to explain, but I just LOVE parties and get really excited about them. No one is having time to kill over here, so I wanted to keep this one as simple as I could stand for it to be. Rowan's name is a type of tree, and his favorite animals right now are owls. So I went with a tree-forest-camping theme. Also. I have an unnecessary amount of woodland-themed party accessories (read: FREE), so we went with it! ALSO, I used to call Rowan "Sprout" when he was in my belly, so the whole plant/tree aspect is special to me.
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Tammy
10/16/2015 04:33:45 pm
It was spectacular!! Loved every minute of this celebration. The natural, woodsy details, light on the flowers, was perfect for this outdoorsy kid that loves exploring and romping in his own yard. That s'mores dip was just yummy and I loved the mini grilled cheese sandwiches and the homemade pumpkin cake. The video at the end made me cry. I didn't know that y'all were already pros at kid bday parties.
Jackie
10/16/2015 05:29:32 pm
Oh my Goodness !! This was all Wonderful. I'm So thankful I could be there. You are So talented and everything was beautiful. I enjoyed the hot apple cider and thought that was a Great idea. The video was the Best. I loved watching Rowan watch himself. He watched so intently. He is So smart !! The party was a great way to top off his first year.
Baylee
10/16/2015 05:38:33 pm
It was overall a great bday party and you and Zack did an awesome job. Rowan had so much fun and I had fun just watching him. I loved watching him bang on that piano. It was honestly one of my favorite parts. Well, that smores dip was also a favorite. As much as I loved all the other snacks, the smores dip was just amazing.
Brooke
10/16/2015 07:42:30 pm
I am so happy I got to be a part of Rowan's first birthday party. I loved being with family and friends and it was all beautiful! No surprise there... Zack and Ginger always have great parties! He was so cute trying to eat the cake and playing with the wonderful gifts that he got, mom and dad did a great job giving him the piano, he seemed to LOVE IT! I also enjoyed eating all the wonderful food and the hot apple cider was delicious! When he sat in my lap watching the video of himself It was amazing, he was laughing and dancing it was incredible! I loved being there and I know he had a great time to! Love you "Row-Row!!"🚢⛵️
Jamie
10/18/2015 04:26:19 pm
Love this! This is incredible sweet. Comments are closed.
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